Chapter 18 Chapter 18 "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" describes the mountains of which country

It is a very mysterious ancient Chinese book. It is grotesque, colorful, and has a huge capacity. It has the potential to span Asia and Europe, but there is no clear historical fact. Therefore, there are various interpretations. The "Shan Jing" in the book takes up two-thirds of the book, and its content is complex, full of magic and far from reality. Of course, it is very difficult to interpret, so that some people think that the "Xi Shan Jing" is written about the west coast of the American continent, including the coast. The Cordillera Mountains including the Mountains and the Rocky Mountains, in fact, this is a complete misunderstanding.

There are tens of thousands of mountains involved in the "Shan Jing", most of which we have never heard of, and it is absolutely impossible to fully understand the task, but we can Mountains, rivers, seas and lakes make general judgments. "Shan Jing" consists of five parts, namely "Nan Shan Jing", "Xi Shan Jing", "Bei Shan Jing", "Dong Shan Jing" and "Zhong Shan Jing". Beishan Jing" and "Zhongshan Jing". The "Xishan Jing" mentioned Huashan, Yinshan, Tianshan, Kunlun Mountains and other mountain ranges. The Weihe River appeared many times, and the Yellow River was also mentioned several times. related) and the Han River, so we can draw the conclusion that the "Xishan Jing" is written about the mountains west of the Yellow River and north of the Qinling Mountains between Shanxi and Shaanxi.

The "Xishan Jing" talks about a Dashi mountain, saying that there is Cen water in the south of the mountain, which flows into the Han River, and clear water in the north of the mountain, which flows into the Weihe River.Obviously, Dashi Mountain is part of the watershed between the Yangtze River Basin and the Yellow River Basin, and a section of the Qinling Mountains that divide the north and south of my country. The famous mountains that appear in the "Beishan Jing" include Beiyue (Heng) Mountain, Taihang Mountain, Wangwu Mountain, and Yanshan Mountain. The well-known rivers include the Yellow River, Fen River, Hutuo River, Qingzhang River, and Zhuozhang River. In addition, the Almost all rivers flow into the Bohai Sea at the end. Obviously, the "Bei Shan Jing" has a very close relationship with Shanxi Province. Specifically, this part describes the mountains to the east of the Yellow River between Shanxi and Shanxi, and to the west and north of the Taihang Mountains and Yanshan Mountains. -Afternoon Book Club-

Few of the mountains that appear in the "Dongshan Jing" are well-known, but among them is the famous Mount Tai, and it is mentioned that you can overlook Fusang from Wugao Mountain to the east (the island country east of ancient China is generally considered to refer to Japan), so the author deduces that the "East Mountain Classic" is about the mountains east of the lower reaches of the Yellow River and north of the Yangtze River. The reason why it is believed that the "Dongshan Jing" is about the mountains north of the Yangtze River is because Taihu Lake appears in the "Nanshan Jing". The "Nanshan Jing" and the "Dongshan Jing" contain a lot of information that everyone is not familiar with. Almost none of the mountains in it are well-known to people, but most of the rivers mentioned in this part flow into the South China Sea, and there is a river named Zuo. Water ("Zuo" and "Zuo" in ancient times) is very similar to Zuojiang in southwestern Guangxi. Therefore, the author draws the conclusion that "Nanshan Jing" mainly writes about the mountains south of the Yangtze River, but it belongs to Central China Hunan should be excluded.

The mountains in the "Zhongshan Jing" are distributed in Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, and the Jiangbei area of ​​Chongqing, Sichuan, such as Shouyang Mountain in the east of Hebei (the place where Boyi and Shuqi starved to death without eating Zhou millet), Henan's Shaoshi Mountain (a part of Songshan Mountain), Taishi Mountain (that is, Taishi Mountain, a part of Songshan Mountain), Qingyao Mountain, Xionger Mountain, Jingshan Mountain in Hubei, Dongting Mountain and Hengshan Mountain in Hunan, Minshan Mountain in Northern Sichuan, etc.In addition, the "Zhongshan Jing" clearly mentions that Zhongyue (Songshan) is the sixth mountain system in the central part.There are also some rivers in this part that can be used as evidence, such as the Yellow River, the Yangtze River (the ancients believed that the Minjiang River was the source of the Yangtze River), the Luohe River and the Yishui River (a tributary of the Luohe River).

Songshan is a famous mountain, which is well known, but another mountain in the "Zhongshan Jing" belongs to Henan - Qingyao Mountain. The author learned about it through the Henan opera "Love for Qingyao Mountain". This mountain is located in Xin'an County, Henan Province. It is a famous local mountain.Therefore, the author boldly speculates that most of the mountains in the book are famous local mountains, and the mountain names recorded by the author may mainly come from local dialects, which is one of the reasons why it is difficult to interpret. Although there are many magics and mysteries in interpretation, there should be no doubt that this book is written about mountains in China. As for the "Hai Jing" in it, it does have the tendency to traverse Asia, Europe and cover the whole world. It's even harder to get up.